Lincoln: The One President They All Want To Be More Like (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

In today's New York Times, how Presidents, both Democrat and Republican, look to him for example.

 

[damian]

Just asking but how many American presidents have been assassinated or have suffered an attempt
I am sure far more than British Prime Ministers

 

[jazzeum]

Four were assassinated: Lincoln, Garfield, Mackinley and JFK.

Attempts (not exhaustive, going from memory): Jackson, FDR, Truman and Reagan. I don't know if the Manson family plan to kill Ford counts as an attempt.

 

[Toy Soldier Brigade]

They may have arrested some nut for planning an attempt on Nixon to.

 

[damian]

Four were assassinated: Lincoln, Garfield, Mackinley and JFK.

Attempts (not exhaustive, going from memory): Jackson, FDR, Truman and Reagan. I don't know if the Manson family plan to kill Ford counts as an attempt.

That is quite a list
I only knew about Garfield because of a Johnny Cash song
who tried to assassinate Truman and FDR
I never knew that.

 

[jazzeum]

An Italian bricklayer tried to kill FDR in Miami while riding in an open car but instead shot the Mayor of Chicago, who was riding next to him, who later died of his wounds. The murderer seemed to be mad at capitalists. Technically, this doesn't count as a Presidential assassination attempt as FDR was not yet President; he would become so in a few weeks.

Several Puerto Rican nationalists tried to kill Truman when he lived in the Blair House, across the street from the White House; the White House was then undergoing repairs.